Ann Dermatol.  2007 Mar;19(1):9-12. 10.5021/ad.2007.19.1.9.

Mycobacterium fortuitum Infection Caused by a Nerve Block

• Kim HS
• Park HJ
• Lee JY
• Cho BK

• KMID: 2156316
• DOI: http://doi.org/10.5021/ad.2007.19.1.9

Abstract

With its nerve blocking effects, intralesional injection (ILI) is a treatment method commonly used for controlling inflammation and pain syndromes in zoster patients. We herein report a case of chronic subcutaneous disease in a 52-year-old female patient caused by Mycobacterium fortuitum. Clinically, the lesion was arranged in a linear fashion, coinciding with the previous zoster site where we performed an ILI. Incision and drainage of the individual abscess pockets, with subsequent ingestion of antibiotics, was effective in our patient.

Keyword

Mycobacterium fortuitum; Intralesional injection; Zoster site

MeSH Terms

Abscess
Anti-Bacterial Agents
Drainage
Eating
Female
Herpes Zoster
Humans
Inflammation
Injections, Intralesional
Middle Aged
Mycobacterium fortuitum*
Mycobacterium*
Nerve Block*
Anti-Bacterial Agents